Olympia Heights Real Estate Lawyers

Zachary T. Smith concentrates his practice in the areas of construction law and commercial litigation. He represents owners, design professionals, developers and other construction professionals on matters involving project development, construction defects, contract drafting and negotiation, as well as dispute avoidance and resolution.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Smith worked as a law clerk at a South Florida commercial litigation firm assisting partners with tasks such as drafting and composing motions, demand letters, notice letters and complaints. He also has extensive experience in conducting legal research and providing case law analysis.

During law school, Mr. Smith was a member of the...

Caridad Rusconi concentrates her practice in community association law. She assists condominium and homeowner’s associations in the day-to-day management and operation of their community, as well as in a broad range of general community association matters. Ms. Rusconi’s representation includes drafting and negotiating contracts, providing legal opinions and guidance regarding requirements of the governing documents and the laws, drafting amendments to the governing documents, preparing meeting packages, attending Board and owner meetings, and revitalizing and preserving the covenants and restrictions of homeowner’s associations in accordance with the Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA) and the Homeowners’ Association Act. Ms. Rusconi has...

Lindsey is a skilled and knowledgeable Real Estate, Construction and Business Law Attorney. Her practice areas include construction litigation, community association disputes and general commercial litigation matters. Lindsey represents clients such as general contractors, architects, community associations, subcontractors, real estate developers, investors, landlords and lenders in both business and real estate litigation. She is passionate about law and dedicated to diligent advocacy for her clients, both in and out of court. Lindsey earned her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law. She is admitted to practice in Florida, Illinois, the U.S....

I am a Cuban American Female Lawyer, and I enjoy helping families with the true American dream of securing home ownership. I assist families in purchasing and handling the closing of the home or business of their dream. As well as:


Our office handles all real estate and probate law. We are set up with CDC guidelines to meet with our clients. We continue to be open and are helping families with loan modifications, foreclosure defense and short sales as needed.

Our staff and the attorney speak Spanish. We have zoom meetings and or office...

Ron Isriel is the founding partner of ISRIEL PONZOLI. He focuses on civil and commercial litigation, construction and real estate litigation, as well as business, transactional, and corporate law. Ron is a Title Agent with Old Republic National Title. Ron has tried a multitude of jury and non-jury cases to verdict and has written and argued multiple appeals before the Third and Fourth District Courts of Appeal. Ron has handled and arbitrated highly complex construction claims and disputes under the American Arbitration Association rules in Florida and Washington, D.C. Ron litigates complex will, probate and guardianship claims. Ron handles many cases...

Michael Braunschweig, Esq. founded Synergy Law Firm in 2013. Since 2010, Michael Braunschweig has worked in the field of Immigration Law. Michael has represented individuals and corporations across the world. Michael has succesfully represented clients before DHS Department of Homeland Security, USCIS United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS Field Offices, CBP Customs and Border Patrol, ICE Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DOJ Department of Justice, and Immigration Court. Michael speaks English and Spanish fluently. In addition to helping immigrants, Michael also has a passion for preserving the environment. Michael Braunschweig has been a Board Member...

Ms. Trigg concentrates her practice in the areas of condominium and community association law. Ms. Trigg assists a variety of clients, including developers and condominium, community and cooperative associations, with complex and innovative transactional issues. She has extensive experience with all aspects of condominium and community association law, including, but not limited to, contract preparation and negotiations, assisting with finance transactions, reviewing, interpreting and drafting governing documents and amendments, providing legal advice and legal opinions regarding day-to-day operational issues, assisting with covenant enforcements, preparing documents related to member, board and committee meetings, assisting with insurance claims and providing guidance on...

Tyler Puttick joined the law firm of Rossway Swan in 2018 and practices in the areas of real estate law, probate and trust administration, estate planning and general corporate law. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Puttick served as a Law Clerk for the Firm in 2013 and later practiced at a boutique firm serving clients on the Treasure and Space Coasts.

Mr. Puttick earned his Juris Doctor degree from Stetson University College of Law, where he was a member of the selective Elder Law Concentration Program and the Elder Law Society. He received a Certificate of Concentration in Elder Law...

John Catalano has over 20 years of experience representing clients in commercial real estate and corporate transactions. In particular, his practice involves the acquisition, sale, financing, development and leasing of real estate assets, including office buildings, shopping centers, multifamily buildings, hotels, warehouse/industrial properties and mixed-use projects. Mr. Catalano’s recent experience includes: negotiating and closing the purchase of several high-rise office projects in Florida and Georgia, representing landlords in connection with the negotiation of anchor tenant leases with national grocery chains, preparing joint-venture agreements for multifamily development projects, finalizing a large land sale to a national housing developer, representing lenders in...

A Miami-native, Oscar grew up and attended all academic training in South Florida. While in college, he obtained his Real Estate Sales Associate license and has been actively engaged in real estate transactions throughout South Florida since the age of 19. During his undergraduate degree, he created and opened his own Real Estate Brokerage company, Endeavor International Real Estate. It was through these labors that helped pay his way through law school. During his law school training, he worked for The Lasarte Law Firm where he worked over two years in the land use/zoning and governmental affairs field. It was...

Mr. Ketelhohn is a shareholder of the firm who concentrates his practice in construction litigation. His experience includes representation of condominium associations, homeowner associations, developers, general contractors, subcontractors and design professionals on matters involving construction defects, construction liens, delay claims and other litigation and dispute resolution. He has successfully resolved numerous complex construction cases, obtaining multi-million dollar settlements in many of these cases on behalf of his clients.

Ms. Kurtz practices community association law, with a concentration in representing homeowners’ associations and condominium associations. In such practice, Ms. Kurtz routinely interprets community associations’ governing documents; provides legal advice to boards of directors as to day-to-day concerns and disputes; prepares and negotiates construction and vendor contracts on behalf of community associations; prepares meeting package documents for annual meetings and other community association meetings; attends owner, board and committee meetings; and drafts, interprets and amends community association governing documents.

Berenice Mottin-Berger's practice is primarily focused on complex commercial and construction litigation, as well as in community association law. Ms. Mottin-Berger has experience litigating cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants involving: defective construction, contractual disputes, director and officer claims, and condominium disputes. In her role as general counsel to community associations, Ms. Mottin-Berger assists on all operational matters, including: evictions, owner conflicts, lease disputes, election recalls, and annual meetings.

Ms. Mottin-Berger’s clients include condominium associations, homeowner associations, contractors, individual homeowners, and developers.

Renzo Bosoni is the founding member of First Legal, a well established law firm focusing in the areas of probate administration, estate planning, trusts and will, guardianship and elder law. With a combined experience of over 30 years, the attorneys at First Legal have the necessary expertise and knowledge to handle the preparation of simple wills so you can pass on your assets to your loved ones to even the most difficult sets of issues, whether it be contested probate administrations, or complex estate planning needs.

Every client we meet has different needs and wishes about how they want their...

Nicholas is a graduate of St. Thomas University School of law where he finished in the top 20% of his class. Prior to law, Nicholas attained his B.A. from Arizona State University and has been a licensed real estate broker for many years. He also has a construction and small business administration background. Nicholas' areas of expertise include all aspects of consumer bankruptcy, debtor / creditor law, consumer law, automobile repossession disputes, auto dealer fraud, auto finance law, lemon law, usury, real estate law, real estate contracts and brokerage, landlord / tenant law, collection defense, ad...

Elizabeth Bowen has been with the firm since 1999 and concentrates her practice in condominium and community association law, addressing a broad range of legal issues for the firm’s community association clientele. Ms. Bowen’s association representation includes contract review, negotiation and drafting, covenant enforcement, providing opinions and guidance regarding interpretation and application of governing documents, providing advice regarding the day-to-day administration and operation of the association, and preparing meeting packages for board meetings, annual meetings and elections, and other special meetings. She has also assisted clients with administrative investigations by the Bureau of Compliance, Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and...

Roberto C. Blanch has been a member of Siegfried Rivera since 2001 and concentrates his practice in community association law. He represents condominium and homeowners associations throughout Florida, handling a broad range of legal issues pertaining to the operation and management of community associations. Mr. Blanch handles all aspects of community association law including, but not limited to, covenant enforcement, interpretation of governing documents, vendor contract negotiation and drafting, amending governing documents, preparing for and attending board and membership meetings, elections and recalls, collections, fair housing issues, and insurance claims. He also assists associations who are undertaking the turnover process,...

Jeffrey S. Respler has been practicing in the area of commercial litigation since 1998 and has been with the firm since 2004. He is a member of the firm’s Construction Litigation Practice Group and Construction Defect Trial Practice Group. Mr. Respler practices in the areas of complex construction defect litigation and commercial litigation, and primarily includes the representation of condominium and homeowners associations and developers in the negotiation, mediation, and litigation of construction and design defect claims and related matters. His practice also includes appellate work. As lead counsel for construction defect cases, Mr. Respler has prosecuted and defended numerous...

Maria Victoria Arias has been with the firm since 1997. Focusing in the area of community association law, she represents condominium and homeowners associations throughout the state. Ms. Arias assists clients with a broad range of community association matters including, but not limited to, drafting and negotiating vendor contracts, drafting amendments to the governing documents, covenant enforcement, preparing for and attending Board and owner meetings, advising on budget assessments, insurance and special assessments, and providing legal opinions and guidance on the day-to-day operations of the community association. Her vast experience in this realm allows her to make sure her clients’...

Nicaraguan-born attorney graduated from Law School in 1998 in Universidad Catolica de Nicaragua. Relocated in the United States where she continued her passion to promote justice as Florida Certified Paralegal. In 2002, Mrs. Ramos completed her Immigration Legal Studies at Florida International University. Later, in 2016, she graduated from Saint Thomas Law School and joined the American Immigration Lawyers Association to continue developing best practices to achieve better results for her clients. Mrs. Ramos is constantly volunteering her time to help the immigrant community through pro-immigrants associations and to advocate for fair and reasonable immigration law. Ms. Ramos...

After working with a mid-sized law firm and a bank’s legal department in Philadelphia Bruce moved to Miami and worked with mid-sized and large firms in Miami and has returned to boutique or small firm practice. His practice focus is business, commercial, banking and lending, real estate, estate planning and probate.

Active in business and community affairs, Bruce has served as a Deacon and as vice chairman and chairman of the Board of Deacons and as a trustee and chairman of the board of trustees of Plymouth Congregational Church, director and president of the Coral Gables Bar Association, Vice-Chairman for Government...

Since 2011, Omar Saleh, Esq. has focused his practice largely on real estate litigation. Before joining Synergy Law Firm, Omar represented some of the nations largest lenders in residential mortgage foreclosures. Since joining the firm, Omar has provided a wide range of real estate and other civil litigation matters including foreclosure defense, business and personal litigation, and continues to advocate for clients with debt defense and consumer bankruptcy issues. During law school, Omar was vice president of Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center's trial team, where he competed in trial competitions throughout the state. Before...

Carlos Ferreyros has been helping people with Real Estate matters for over 10 years. His dedication to his clients is only matched by his service to the local community. Attorney Ferreyros is a specialist in all areas of Real Estate transactions, litigation and negotiation. He works with both buyers and sellers. He handles short sales and loss mitigation in distressed Real Estate transactions. He has represented both lenders and mortgage holders in hundreds of loan modifications and short sales. His experience includes working on both sides of landlord/tenant disputes. Aside from working with individuals and lenders in real estate transactions, Attorney...

I represent clients in a broad range of business litigation matters in the state and federal courts. I have experience representing clients in disputes involving contracts, business torts, real estate, probate and estate matters, and government-in-the sunshine matters. My experience in the business world before becoming a lawyer gives me a unique perspective to resolve business disputes while keeping in mind my clients’ overarching business objectives.